Assumption Quotes

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I work on the assumption, or let it be the fear, that the reader will stop reading if I stop being interesting. — Clive James
The state incurs debts for politics, war, and other higher causes and 'progress'. . . . The assumption is that the future will honour this… — Jacob Burckhardt
Most of them have, of course, an agenda; mostly born-again Christians looking to save my soul. I suppose the assumption is made that because I'm… — Eric Rudolph
Indeed taking all the evidence together, it is not too much to say that there is no single historic incident better or more variously supported… — Brooke Westcott
Most men, if you just tell them what to do in a businesslike fashion, will follow directions without thinking about it. One proceeds on the… — Lynne Reid Banks
Writing is an act of hope. It means carving order out of chaos, of challenging one's own beliefs and assumptions, of facing the world with… — Jack Heffron
He who dictates and formulates the words and phrases we use, he who is master of the press and radio, is master of the mind.… — Joost Meerloo
I try to encourage people to think for themselves, to question standard assumptions... Don't take assumptions for granted. Begin by taking a skeptical attitude toward… — Noam Chomsky
Feminism, unlike almost every other social movement, is not a struggle against a distinct oppressor - it's not the ruling class or the occupiers or… — Kavita Ramdas
[Americans] think that choice, as seen through the American lens, best fulfills an innate and universal desire for choice in all humans. Unfortunately, these beliefs… — Sheena Iyengar
Human capital analysis starts with the assumption that individuals decide on their education, training, medical care, and other additions to knowledge and health by weighing… — Gary Becker
We believe that when we choose anything, judge a stranger and even fall in love, we understand the principal factors that influenced us. Very often… — Leonard Mlodinow
We all dream; it is a mystery in which all humankind participates. Â I realize this is an assumption, but it is one that I… — Andrew D. Chumbley
Some of the roots of role-playing games (RPGs) are grounded in clinical and academic role assumption and role-playing exercises. — Gary Gygax
A worldview is a commitment, a fundamental orientation of the heart, that can be expressed as a story or in a set of presuppositions (assumptions… — James W. Sire
When you're surrounded by people who share the same set of assumptions as you, you start to think that's reality. — Emily Levine
The assumption that Derrida always knows what he is talking about is not Derridean. — Timothy Morton
The assumption of Jesus' program for his people on earth was that they would live their lives as his students and co-laborers. — Dallas Willard
A basic assumption shapes most Americansâ€™ mindset about labor: the belief that the death of unions isnâ€™t my problem because Iâ€™m not in a union.… — Eric Liu
People make interesting assumptions about the profession. The writer is a mysterious figure, wandering lonely as a cloud, fired by inspiration, or perhaps a cocktail… — Sara Sheridan

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